Quiz 3

Falloff

-Degree to which light turns into shadow

Qualities

-Directional (hard): has a sharp beam and produces harsh shadows -Diffused (soft): wide, indistinct beam that illuminates a relatively large area and produces soft translucent shadows

Low Key

-Little to no fill light used, ratio between bright illumination and shadow is very high (halloween)

Sources

-Natural (the sun) -Artificial (LED, headlights)

High Key

-Produces an image with very little contrast between the darks and the lights (game shows and comedies)

Light Ratio

-The relative intensities of key, fill, and back lights (1:1, 2:1, 10:1)

Lighting

-To establish the general mood of the event

3 Point Lighting

1. Key Light: primary source of illumination 2. Fill Light: positioned at the opposite side of camera from the key light; "fills" in the shadows 3. Back Light/Edge Light/Rim Light: positioned behind and above the subject and camera; highlights edges of subject to seperate from background